High School:
 Attended Blue Valley Northwest High School, where she was a four-time letterwinner in cross country and track
 Twice earned all-county and all-city honors with cross country
 Helped the cross country team with the 6A state title as team in 2007
 Individually, she placed fifth at the 2005 state championship and seventh at the 2006 state championship
 Her cross country team won the league title three times and regional crown twice
 Finished ninth as a cross country team at the AAU National Championship in 2006
 Captained both squads during her senior year
 Member of the National Honor Society and three-year Student Government representative